TikTok users share troubling realization about popular feature.While using TikTok's Live feature a number of users noticed their faces were warped though they hadn't specifically chosen to apply a filter.While using TikTok's Live feature a number of users noticed their faces were warped though they hadn't specifically chosen to apply a filter.According to MIT Technology Review, user Tori Dawn pointed out the unexpected effect in a viral post.According to MIT Technology Review, user Tori Dawn pointed out the unexpected effect in a viral post.“That’s not my face,” they said, according to the publication, as they noted a slimmer and more feminine-looking face."Congrats TikTok I am super uncomfortable and dysphoric now because of whatever the f*** this s*** is," they said in the caption of a post.Dawn wasn't alone.A number of users shared posts like this in May 2021, as people began noting slight changes to their face.User @nessa.may8 found that when she clicked the "enhance" button before going live on TikTok, the app had automatically applied a smoothing filter.After a reporter from MIT Technology review reached out to TikTok, the effect stopped appearing.After a reporter from MIT Technology review reached out to TikTok, the effect stopped appearing.The company acknowledged the switch in a short statement that merely said that it was an issue that had been resolved.The company acknowledged the switch in a short statement that merely said that it was an issue that had been resolved.experts say exposure to filters applied to your own face and the faces of others can negatively impact mental health.When people strive for perfection, they will always fall short, and that can feel like a devastating failure